That obscure object of desire: Multimedia metadata on the web, part 1

Abstract

The Semantic Web and the Multimedia Content Description Interface (MPEG-7) are the two most widely known approaches toward machine-processable and semantic-based content description. The concepts and technologies behind the approaches are essential for the next step in multimedia development - that is, providing multimedia metadata on the Web. Unfortunately, as this article discusses, many practical obstacles block their widespread use. © 2004 IEEE.